The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) strongly denied reports that some military officers in Sulu are in cahoots with the Abu Sayyaf and warned to hold a local official who made the accusation accountable if he can not prove his claims.

MANILA, Philippines (PNA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III made an assurance Tuesday that the government is on top of the situation as typhoon Pedring battered Luzon, devastating mostly agricultural areas. “I am in constant touch with these members of my cabinet and the Executive Secretary has been instructed to keep me and the public […]